Tall Case Short Case

[itgl72]

I need a case but I don't want anything too fancy.
Spending big money on the case itself hurts. However I want
something that gives me the room to build, and
if need be later easily crossfire my ATI cards, and have adequate
cooling. I've looked at a few.

MY DILEMNA, I have a small open desk setup to the right of my main
gaming office desk. I fit my Chieftec tower in there with clearance
enough to keep the little keyboard tray to that desk. It fits 3 towers
with ease. I use it to have my gaming PC, my kids PC, and a LAB/DUMMY
PC. That way my legs are free of wires and heat while at the gaming PC
desk. Width is no issue but height may be. It seems my Chieftec tower
(WITH OUT FEET INSTALLED) stands at 20.5 inches.

I can always remove that desk's keyboard tray, but I like it for
neatness and my little kids have it at a good height, but would prefer
to keep it.

Few full tower cases I've looked at:

Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower Black Case HEIGHT: 21.5 inches (Too Tall)
Thermaltake Element V VL20001W2Z HEIGHT: 21 inches (Too Tall)

Few mid tower cases I've looked at:
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case HEIGHT:
19.5 inches (It fits!)
COOLER MASTER CM690 II Advanced Black Steel body HEIGHT: 20.10 (It fits!)

SO, the mid towers fit, the full towers are a tad too tall.

I suppose the mid tower cases just aren’t big enough for a serious gaming rig? Which is what I am planning on building in the next couple of weeks.

I would love to find a good tower, that is full, where I can have inside that 20.5 inches tall window to fit where my other gaming pc sits.

Can anyone recommend another good gaming tower I can look at? Or any suggestions regarding the search itself.